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Artificial Turf WarsAuthor: Bret Sayre
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Around The Nest: It's About Development
Episode 4
Monday, 11 August, 2025
It’s time to take a trip around the Toronto Blue Jays farm system. Your driver, Tyler Zickel, the play-by-play voice of the Vancouver Canadians, will shuttle you across the continent as he speaks to his fellow play-by-play voices in the Blue Jays system, bringing you the latest news from across the organization. It’s the Around the Nest podcast. First up, Tyler speaks with Buffalo Bisons broadcaster Pat Malacaro about how the Bisons will be moving into a spoiler role as the regular season winds down. Pat tells us about the rehab visit of the newest member of the organization, former Cy Young Award winner, Shane Bieber, the spillover effect of the earlier promotion of Will Robertson had on players like Riley Tirotta, and the naming of the broadcast booth at Sahlen Field after Buffalo baseball, Hall of Famer and Pat fellow broadcaster Duke McGuire. Next up, Dunedin Blue Jays play-by-play voice and Johnny King doppelgänger Eli Fishman tells us all about the scintillating young lefthanded pitching prospect, as well as some of the new faces currently having an impact on the D-Jays lineup. In the three hole for this edition, it’s a two for one special, it’s Tyler speaks with New Hampshire Fisher Cats play by play voices, Joe Pratt, and the winged but not out Chris Jared, grinding it out after some lip surgery. Joe and Chris talk about the loss of starters Juaron Watts-Brown and Khal Stephen at the trade deadline, the continuing brilliance of Trey Yesavage (who was just promoted to Buffalo), the struggles of Fisher Cats hitters to make contact, and an upcoming two week road trip as the double-A affiliate's season winds down. Hitting cleanup is Tyler’s broadcast partner Chris Georges. The pair of Monty’s Mounties’ voices wax eloquent about RHP Fernando Perez and his assault on the strike zone, leaving plenty of weak contact in his wake. Like their fellow affiliates, the C’s are moving into the spoiler role as the Northwest League season winds down. Many of the team’s first half “glue guys” have been promoted, leaving Vancouver with a lineup on the younger side. The Around the Nest podcast: it’s Blue Jays farm system news that you can use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
